Possible dynamite prompts bomb squad call

CHILLICOTHE – A bomb squad was dispatched from Franklin County to the home of a man on Scott Road after he discovered what appeared to be three sticks of dynamite in a box he bought at an antique sale, the Ross County Sheriff's Office reported.

After arriving on scene Saturday afternoon, local sheriff's deputies asked for assistance from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad to help dispose of the materials, Sheriff George Lavender said in a press release.

It turns out they were part of a training device that looked real but did not contain any live explosives, Lt. Mike Preston said.